Bump in the road

The answer

SNAG

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAG answer page.

Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• BADPATCH (1 uses in xd)
• POTHOLE (1 uses in xd)
• REARENDER (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SNAG

Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAG, most used first.

• Hitch - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Obstacle - used 100 times, most recently in 2024
• Unforeseen problem - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Fly in the ointment - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
• Catch - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Unexpected problem - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Glitch - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
• Unexpected obstacle - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Unforeseen obstacle - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Hose woe - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Hidden obstacle - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Impediment - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Hang-up - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
• Minor setback - used 22 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times

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